*There are folks in the Big Apple that are super pissed about the homeless subway rider Jordon Neely, 30, who got choked to death and they are not seeing eye to eye with the NYPD.
Demonstrations are going down on subway platforms and in the streets … where cops attempted to detain one protester while several others rushed at the handful of officers who had to form a circle to fend off attacks, according to TMZ.
As we said, the protestors are really upset over the death of Neely who was riding a subway train Monday afternoon when a still unnamed Marine vet placed him in a chokehold for 15 minutes. As we reported earlier, the Medical Examiner has classified Neely’s death as a homicide.
Witnesses say Neely appeared to be going through a mental situation and had been pacing and shouting on the train. Phone footage shows the veteran – said to be 24 – wrestling Neely to the ground and applying the chokehold. He eventually went unconscious, and although paramedics transported him to a hospital, they could not resuscitate Neely.
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— The Tank (@RickTheTank) May 4, 2023
Not only are there protests, but there’s also a war of words between NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The congresswoman is coming for Adams for not calling the incident a murder. The Mayor issued a statement purely focused on Neely’s mental health without mentioning the actions of the Marine which led to Neely’s death.
As we said, so far the Marine has not been named or arrested. That lack of action on the part of authorities is what’s prompting numerous protests demanding justice for Neely, and also criticizing Mayor Adams’ treatment of the city’s homeless.
This honestly feels like a new low: not being able to clearly condemn a public murder because the victim was of a social status some would deem “too low” to care about.
The last sentence is especially rich from an admin trying to cut the very services that could have helped him. https://t.co/0DtXl9DOO5
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 3, 2023
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